I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.

He was one of the few political leaders I have ever met whose public speeches revealed more than his private conversations. [On Ronald Reagan]

One of the enduring truths of the nation's capital is that bureaucrats survive.

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be at a given moment in history.

If Lincoln were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave.

America's leadership is essential. America's resources are vast. America's opportunities are unprecedented.

We must introduce a new balance in the relationship between the individual and the government--a balance that favors greater individual freedom and self-reliance.